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Special notice

ICESat-2 Mission Operations Center (MOC) Extension

80GSFC22CA018

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. All Other Telecommunications.

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Awarded

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

$16,129,715.83 obligated so far on USAspending

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This one was awarded in 2026

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

NASA GSFC has a requirement for the continuation of mission operations supporting NASA’s ICE, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat-2) mission.

NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole source modification to Contract 80GSFC22CA018 to award a one-year extension to continue the current services provided by Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) in Dulles, Virginia for ICESat-2 spacecraft mission operations center support. This procurement action will require NGSC to continue to provide the mission operations engineering expertise necessary to maintain spacecraft health and safety and resolve in-flight spacecraft anomalies. NGSC will provide mission operations support for the ICESat-2 mission as required. ICESat-2 is currently in-flight and utilizes NGSC developed spacecraft subsystems.

The current contract expires on November 14, 2026 and it is necessary to issue this extension in order to allow for continued performance while the follow-on procurement is being worked.

NASA GSFC intends to issue the modification on a sole source basis to NGSC in accordance with 10 U.S.C 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.” 

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Andres Castro at andres.c.castro@nasa.gov not later than 5PM EST on April 22, 2026.  Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis.  A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf   

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
UEI
Q11ZHUFBW741
CAGE
8L7J1
Vendor location
Dulles, VA
Contract
80GSFC22CA018, definitive contract
Obligated
$16,129,715.83, current value $30,922,086
Actions
22 between February 8, 2024 and June 18, 2026
Competition
Not Competed, 1 offer received
Set-aside reported
No Set Aside Used.
Described as
Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation-2 (Icesat-2) Mission Operations Center (Moc) Support Center Contract - Provide Highly Specialized Engineering Services for Mission Operations Support to Meet Icesat-2 Science Objectives.
Match
solicitation number 80GSFC22CA018 was reused as the contract number; same awarding office 80GSFC (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. April 7, 2026

    Special notice

    Due April 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 1eaea08198674c88951a9eeb07b79565

    1 revisions on SAM
    • April 7, 2026: publish, special notice

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